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T H E LAST P I C T U R E taken of Dr. J. B. N y k e r k shows him in an
attitude of kindly friendliness, which is typical of the life he lived.
Dr. Nykerk is shown in conversation with a schoolboy at the a n n u a l
frosh-soph pull, which w a s held two weeks ago.

The n a m e s of Hope collcge and
Prof. N y k e r k have been associated,
almost a s one, f o r more t h a n fifty
years. Born at Overisel, Mich., in
September, 1861, at the p a r s o n a g e
of his f a t h e r . Dr. Gerrit J . N y k e r k ,
he entered the Academy of Hope
college when he had completed his
grade schooling, and g r a d u a t e d in
1880. A f t e r t e a c h i n g f o r a short
period in the township schools he
returned to Hope college and g r a d uated with the Class of 1885 as its
valedictorian. In September of t h e
same y e a r he w a s appointed instructor in the Academy ( l a t e r organized
as the
College High
School). In 1895 he was appointed
P r o f e s s o r of English L a n g u a g e and
L i t e r a t u r e . He became Dean of
Men S t u d e n t s in 1918. In April,
1936, he resigned as head of the
d e p a r t m e n t of English and Dean,
but the Board of T r u s t e e s of Hope
college a t once appointed him
E m e r i t u s P r o f e s s o r of English and
he w a s assigned courses in lect u r e s on English L i t e r a t u r e in
Senior College g r o u p s .

This long period of y e a r s w a s
i n t e r r u p t e d only
twice — d u r i n g
for some " f e l l " into t h e i r profes- He began t e a c h i n g m a t h e m a t i c s
1890-'91—when he was engaged a s
sion and o t h e r s were " k i c k e d " into ' and science but became so intera teacher of English at the N o r t h it!
jested in l i t e r a t u r e t h a t he took all western Classical Academy, O r a n g e
Professor E. Winter wanted to his g r a d u a t e work in t h a t subject

ceived, life is like a football game, to dealing with dollars and cents,

be a lawyer, but as all l a w y e r s arc* and is now teaching it.
liars, in his

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Mrs. Hakken Speaks
On Arabia

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family's estimation,

At his f a t h e r s suggestion the late

he w a s pushed toward t h e minis- Dr. Nykerk began teaching followtry. He didn't like it and

Collage Shocked At Loss;
Discovered Sunday
in Room

The death of Prof. J o h n B. Nykerk, Litt. D., due to a heart
attack, came as a distinct shock tc
his hosts of f r i e n d s at Hope college and in Holland City and vicinty S u n d a y , October 25, 1936. He
was present T h u r s d a y evening
October 22, at t h ? alumni dinner of
Hope College Teachers in Grand
Rapids, and attended the K a l a m a zoo-Hope Homecoming g a m e S a t urday a f t e r n o o n . His body wa*
found in his rooms in Voorhees
hail S u n d a y morning.

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CLOSE SCHOOL
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ATTENDED GAME

H O P E C O L L E G E M O U R N S the
passing of Dr. John B. Nykerk,
who gave 50 years of his life in
service to Hope college. He was
loved and esteemed by all who
knew him.

City, Iowa, " l o a n e d " as it were f o r
a few m o n t h s to this western institution of the Reformed Church
in A m e r i c a ; and again when he
spent a year and a half at Oxford
University, England, in g r a d u a t e
study of E a r l y English and AngloSaxon.
Dr. Nykerk w a s a musician of the
highest order. A s a baritone s i n g e r
he ranked a m o n g the first musicians
of Michigan f o r more t h a n t h i r t y
years, doing concert a n d choral
work t h o u g h o u t the S t a t e of Michigan and a t C h a t a u q u a and instit u t e assemblies, east and west. He
was director of music a t Hope college d u r i n g this entire period, conducting glee clubs, t h e Choral
Union, and o t h e r similar organizations until the recent years. He
organized and directed the Hope
College Lyceum in the l a t e nineties
(Continued on P a g e 2)

Girls of Hope college took their
first definite step toward an organization consisting of all the girls
in the school on Wednesday morning, October 14.
They elected the following offic e r s : President, Dorothy P a r k e r ;
vice president, Katherine Boone;
S e c r e t a r y - T r e a s u r e r , Evelyn De
Haan.
T h e purposes of the g r o u p are
t h r e e f o l d : (1) It will be an organization through which the incoming
f r e s h m e n can be informed about
the rules, standards, and social
f u n c t i o n s of the school; (2) Various activities can be sponsored t h a t
have been unknown so f a r in the
life of the c a m p u s ; (3) It will promote a feeling of f r i e n d s h i p and
cooperation a m o n g the girls as a
unit.
E v e r y girls' group is represented
on the council of this organization.
A calendar f o r the year is being
d r a w n up.

HOPE COLLEGE
and wish for it only continued success. As in
the past, may its influence for good become
great with the passing years.
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eleven a week f r o m next F r i d a y
when they j o u r n e y to Kalamazoo
f o r a game, with the Western S t a t e
frosh.
A f t e r t h e i r 0-0 tie with Holland
high in t h e i r first encounter of the
y e a r , the first year boys still have
t h e i r laurels to win if they w a n t
uphold

resonance for professionals, teachers, and the a v e r a g e person.
use of forensic f u n d s , part of which
He will remain here all day towent to furnish new u n i f o r m s for morrow to m a k e it a truly "voicethe band.
conscious day."

point in h e r round robin schedule
w h e r e she begins to play f o r t h e
second t i m e the t e a m s she played
e a r l i e r in the season. Hope's opponents in the next two weeks will
be Alma a n d Olivet.
T h e g a m e with A l m a next Saturday

is

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last

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home

g a m e s this fall, and f r o m all indications it will be one of t h e best.
A l m a r a t e s a notch h i g h e r t h a n
Hope in t h e M. I. A. A. s t a n d i n g s ,
and the Dutch will be out to set
the Scots down.
Inflict 6-0 D e f e a t
A l m a inflicted a 6-0 d e f e a t on

Hope's t e a m the first g a m e of the
The fine defensive line play, and
season a f t e r the locals had pushed
J a p p i n g a ' s p u n t i n g which kept the
Dales at bay, may t a k e the credit the Scots all over the field, and
for the tie g a m e a g a i n s t a spirited Coach H i n g a ' s boys will be r i g h t
eleven which Hinga considers the up and at 'em next S a t u r d a y .
best in the league.
T h e tussle here will give Holland
In the last three q u a r t e r s of the f a n s a chance to see w h a t the new
game, neither t e a m was able to e x p e r i m e n t in the league this year
p e n e t r a t e enemy t e r r i t o r y past the will do. T h e second g a m e in a sea35-yard line. Long passes were con- son between two t e a m s should be
sidered too d a n g e r o u s by the Hope an i n t e r e s t i n g t h i n g to watch.
A l m a seemingly h a s an offense
team to use, and Hope followed
the style of play employed t h e r e of about a p a r with Hope's, b u t
previously — t h a t of w a i t i n g f o r t h e i r d e f e n s e is decidedly weaker.
Scores and s t a n d i n g s give the Alma
breaks.
t e a m an edge, b u t reckoning of
a c t u a l power would point to a
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Expert Workmanship
Hope win.
Hope Should D e f e a t Olivet
In the second g a m e listed b e f o r e
all kinds of
a n o t h e r issue of the Anchor m a k e s
TAILORING, ALTERATIONS,
its a p p e a r a n c e , Hope should get a
REPAIRING
win over Olivet. The local eleven
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visit here, a n d Alma is the only
team t h a t h a s been able to pile up
t h a t m a n y points on Olivet this
season.
T h e r e is no doubt b u t w h a t OliW i t h y o u r n a m e or i n i t i a l
vet h a s improved, b u t it is very
p r i n t e d to o r d e r w i t h o r unlikely t h a t they will improve
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T h e g a m e will be played in B a t tle Creek, because the Comets do
not have a field at t h e i r college
grounds.

The locals played a purely defensive game, and ran true to f o r m
a g a i n s t the Dales in the Blue and
White homecoming game, a n d
spoiled the event f o r them by fighting to a deadlock a t 0-0.
Hope was put in the hole at the
outset by T h o m a s ' f u m b l e of a
punt, but a f t e r f o u r Hillsdale scoring t h r e a t s in the first q u a r t e r , the
game still remained a scoreless a f fair.

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A t Hillsdale's homecoming two
weeks ago, Hope college's football
t e a m met the t o u g h e s t opponent it
has met all season in Coach H a r wood's luckless eleven which had
at t h a t t i m e counted only one M. 1.
A. A. win.